YOUVE ruined it. It doesnt look the same. I dont like it and even the foods not as good. Disgruntled of Grindleton, shall we call him, was being ushered out by his equally ancient wife ...
Reviews
Sicilian Sunshine on a plate throughout July at Cicchetti
SICILY homeland of the family who built an entire restaurant around the concept of Cicchetti, the snack food Venetian gondoliers wolf after a long day in the backwaters. As if to make amends to ...
Cocktails to bowl you over at All Star Lanes
BARFLY and bowling alley is a heady mix, writes Neil Sowerby. Give me a lane to aim down and Im invariably as wobbly as a skimmed skittle; perched on a bar stool as All Star ...
Neil Sowerbys Round-up: Byron Burgers, Veg People and Raw Chocaholics
BYNG always meant for me the only Admiral ever executed by court martial (shot in 1757 for the geeks among you). Then I meet Tom of that surname. Not one to rock the boat, hes ...
Umezushi Underneath The Arches But Not The Radar Plus Sake At Hanging Ditch
ITs the oddball side of Umezushi that I admire, writes Neil Sowerby. The daubed images of Andalucia on the walls that match the flamenco soundtrack; the mural of the Kyoto skyline in the lav that ...
Bonbon Chocolate Boutique Plays It Cool, Too
SUMMER sees Northern Quarter chocolate boutique Bonbon upping its offering to include ice-creams, frozen yogurt & chocolate coolers. No that those items however delectable (and they are) were top of the agenda on a May ...
Trove A Levenshulme Treasure
LEVENSHULME and foodie are two words that have never quite matched. Since the demise of That Cafe where Alison Eason in her pomp cooked up a storm there hasnt been much on the menu along ...
Taste Reviews CIBO Restaurant Launch
New Italian restaurant, Cibo has taken over what used to be La Tasca, in heart of East Didsbury. Inside the walls are exposed brick, with dark wooden tables; its a really cosy, rustic feeling space, ...
Taste reviews All Star Lanes
Pulp Fiction's Jack Rabbit Slims meets the Big Lebowski at this brand new, 1950s-themed bowling establishment. With designs taken from Nixon's bowling alley at the Whitehouse along with an Elvis themed Jungle room, All Star ...
Neil Sowerby talks rooftop turnips with Simon Rogan, latest custodian of The French at the Midland Hotel...
By Neil Sowerby FOR a two-Michelin starred chef, Simon Rogan is remarkably self-effacing. It wasnt his decision to trumpet his new culinary adventure as The French With Simon Rogan. It was down to his new ...